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Betfair Collaborates with Playtech
In an attempt to resuscitate its troubled poker revenues, the officials at Betfair are collaborating with the Playtech network. At present, Betfair has a partnership with Ongame; however, this collaboration has not earned the company any substantial profits. As a matter of fact, the company is facing a lot of financial crisis at present, as its poker revenues have stagnated at low levels.
The deal between Betfair and Playtech
Betfair announced that their players would be able to play the … Read the rest
Poker Platforms Offering More Variety to Players
Now that 2013 has finally arrived, what’s new with poker? PokerStars has launched the world’s fastest poker variation called Zoom Poker. On the other hand, PokerNews is making the new year more special by allowing poker players to sign up with Full Tilt Poker via their online poker platform. By doing this, players can reap the advantages of becoming a PokerNews member. To add on, PartyPoker has revealed its bonus code for January 2013. Below are the details of all … Read the rest
New Poker Apps Launched
Players at PartyPoker have more reasons to party this New Year! The poker site has completely modified its tournament calendar and has increased its monthly guaranteed promotions and bonuses to $15,000,000. Apart from this, the player traffic at PartyPoker has shot up as Bwin.com merged with PartyGaming to form Bwin.party. To add on to this, PartyPoker has introduced a new poker application supported by Android for players who use Android devices to access poker games.
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888 Poker Review
888 Poker Site Features
- Convenient Deposit Options
- Casino games
- Multi-hand poker feature
- Variety of ring games and tournaments for all skill levels
- No American players allowed
About 888 Poker Site:
888 Poker is one of the more trusted and respected poker and casino websites for Europeans that has been providing service to the online poker community for nearly 13 years. Although it may not be as big as Fulltilt or Pokerstars, it features a variety of casino and poker games for all skill levels, including the largest set of free casino and poker games on the internet today. If you’re a beginner and you’re tired of playing against experienced players this may be a good alternative for getting your “poker feet” wet.
The 888 Poker software comes with all the bells and whistles that some of the other major sites provide. You can play up to eight tables simultaneously in a multi-hand poker setting, or try one of their blackjack or poker tutorials for a quick lesson in one of your favorite games. The interface also includes live chat with your opponents as well as a complimentary 24 hour live chat feature and faqs page for on the spot assistance. The room also boasts a top of the line random number generator (rng), which has been tested over millions of games and assured to be a truly reliable system.
Games
The 888poker room features both real and play money options for the beginner and expert player. Visit the beginner section to view poker strategy, hand ranking charts, rules and other poker terminology. Choose from texas holdem, Omaha hi, Omaha hi/lo, 7 stud and 7 stud hi/lo games. You are provided $1000 in starting chips and can replenish your bank roll for as many practice sessions as you would like.
Real money players are offered a “100% welcome Bonus” of up to 400 dollars upon their first real money deposit. 888poker also offers a number of special promotions, exclusive offers and an excellent reward program, which includes the $500 twitter free-roll and the $1000 depositor free-roll. And like most poker websites, this poker room promises that the more you play the more you win. Climb through six status tiers as you turn your player points into cash or items redeemed from their exclusive online store.
Ring Games: Cash game players of all kinds play in the 888 Poker room ring games. Players have the option of jumping in tables ranging from 1 cent/2 cent games all the way up to $200/$400 games, providing a wide variety of skill levels and bank roll options for the patrons of this site. Keep in mind that most poker sites that also include casinos may be apt to attract a few extra fish into the tables after a large win in one of the casino games!
Tournaments/Sit-n-Go’s:
888 Poker room has decent diversity throughout its tournament and sit n go section. Poker tournaments range anywhere from a $1 to a few hundred dollars, with daily guarantees and large prize pools.
Players can also choose from a number of specialized tournaments. Try your luck in the “double or nothing” tournaments where half the field doubles their money and half the field goes home with empty pockets. For the dedicated poker players, test your skills in the daily challenge series, which offers a featured tournament each day with a prize pool exceeding $145,000 weekly.
Games
Unlike many of the larger poker websites, 888poker room provides both poker rooms and a variety of casino games. Players can choose from 8 different casino games and even train in 888pokers exclusive “casino school” and become a shark in all facets of the gambling world. Learn to play blackjack, roulette, video poker, slot machines, Caribbean poker, baccarat or craps. Once you feel you have master any or all of these games, take your skills to the real money games and make your fortune!
